Manchester, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population

115,643

US Senator

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maggie Hassan

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.264% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.2%

3.98% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,007

4.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$365,600

8.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

67,957

1.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Manchester, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.7% of the residents in Manchester, NH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Manchester, NH are Manchester Community College (404 degrees awarded in 2024), University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online (360 degrees), and University of New Hampshire at Manchester (225 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Manchester, NH was $365,600, and the homeownership rate was 48.7%.

Most people in Manchester, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Manchester, NH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Manchester, NH is home to a population of 116k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.5% of Manchester, NH residents were born outside of the country (15.6k people).

In 2024, there were 12.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.6k people) in Manchester, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.86k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%

2024 Citizenship

93.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.7% of Manchester, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Manchester, NH was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Manchester, NH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Manchester, NH

White (Non-Hispanic)
83.6k ± 1.54k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.9k ± 1.11k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.86k ± 748

13.8%

Hispanic Population

15.9k people

13.8% of the people in Manchester, NH are hispanic (15.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Manchester, NH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.

Most Common Origin

Canada
7,876 ± 2,173 people
India
7,313 ± 2,094 people
Dominican Republic
5,938 ± 1,888 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 7,876 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 5,938.

Foreign-Born Population

13.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

15.6k people

14.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16.6k people

As of 2024, 13.5% of Manchester, NH residents (15.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Manchester, NH was 14.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Manchester, NH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,499 ± 303
Gulf War (2001-)
1,412 ± 300
Gulf War (1990s)
831 ± 224

Manchester, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Manchester, NH.

Health

92.5% of the population of Manchester, NH has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 18.2% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 9.56% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 26.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.54%

Uninsured

52.2%

Employer Coverage

18.2%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

9.56%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Manchester, NH declined by 14.4% from 8.81% to 7.54%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Manchester, NH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Manchester, NH employs 68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Manchester, NH were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,071 people), Manufacturing (9,669 people), and Retail Trade (8,846 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,639), Public Administration ($74,587), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,472).

Employment

Occupations

68k

2024 Value

± 2,396

1.15%

1 Year growth

± 4.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manchester, NH grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 67.2k employees to 68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Manchester, NH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,312 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,637 people), and Management Occupations (6,251 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Manchester, NH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Hampshire (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

68k

2024 Value

± 2,396

1.15%

1 Year growth

± 4.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Manchester, NH grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 67.2k employees to 68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Manchester, NH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,071 people), Manufacturing (9,669 people), and Retail Trade (8,846 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Manchester, NH, though some of these residents may live in Manchester, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,789

Median earning men ± $2,300

$43,659

Median earning women ± $1,972

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($91,906), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,763), and Public Administration ($77,598).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,984), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,183), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,753).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

Y-Axis

2.71%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Hampshire.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Hampshire went to Kamala Harris with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.536%).

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing the state of New Hampshire. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Hampshire is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Manchester, NH. Showing the available data for New Hampshire.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.9%)
Republican Party
Chase Oliver (0.536%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Hampshire went to Kamala Harris with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.536%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Hampshire for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Hampshire

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

Jeanne Shaheen

Senator from New Hampshire

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Maggie Hassan

Senator from New Hampshire

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing New Hampshire.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Hampshire over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Manchester, NH awarded 989 degrees. The student population of Manchester, NH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,782 male students and 2,440 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Manchester, NH are White (759 and 78.7%), Hispanic or Latino (67 and 6.95%), Unknown (46 and 4.77%), and Black or African American (35 and 3.63%).

The largest universities in Manchester, NH by number of degrees awarded are Manchester Community College (404 and 40.8%), University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online (360 and 36.4%), and University of New Hampshire at Manchester (225 and 22.8%).

The most popular majors in Manchester, NH are Registered Nursing (81 and 8.19%), General Business Administration & Management (63 and 6.37%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (55 and 5.56%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $11,343 for in-state students and $22,413 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Manchester, NH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 4,222 (42.2% men and 57.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 4,222 students enrolled in Manchester, NH, 42.2% men and 57.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,969 records, of which 58.8% were women and 41.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
38 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
36 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
30 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Manchester, NH was General Psychology with 38 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Manchester, NH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Manchester Community College
404 degrees awarded
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
360 degrees awarded
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
225 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Manchester Community College with 404 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 455 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Manchester, NH, which is 0.852 times less than the 534 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 759 degrees mean that there were 11.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 67 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,343) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,750) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Manchester, NH was $365,600 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $336,300 to $365,600, a 8.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Manchester, NH is 48.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Manchester, NH have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Manchester, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$365,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,997

$23,929

Median Property Taxes

±$1,152

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Manchester, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Manchester, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48.7%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.7% of the housing units in Manchester, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Manchester, NH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,007

Median Household Income

± $1,990

49.2k

Number of Households

± 1,882

In 2024, the median household income of the 49.2k households in Manchester, NH grew to $81,007 from the previous year's value of $77,415.

The following chart displays the households in Manchester, NH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Manchester, NH is from New Hampshire.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2024, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.226% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Hampshire across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.8%)
Worked At Home (14.1%)
Carpooled (9.03%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Manchester, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Manchester, NH have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Manchester, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Manchester, NH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Manchester, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Manchester, NH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Manchester, NH (12.6k out of 113k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Manchester, NH is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.